Monday, September 19, 2005

All about Socks

Linking to a pdf. Maybe it just can't be done with Blogger?! Believe me, for a week now I've tried to figure out how to put this picture up nice and big, but it's no use. Tried many other things. Now my eyes hurt from squinting at the screen. If you're afraid your eyes will hurt trying to decipher this chart, then please click on it; it'll lead you to a bigger one on my flickr account. Or I can email it to you. The talented Winnie of Knitting Escapism made this chart and kindly emailed it to me so I could post it. You should check out her latest post, she just finished the Springgrass knee-highs and they are fabulous. Initially mine were supposed to be knee-highs as well, but I wasn't happy with the way I worked the increases. Looking at Winnie's, she made the increases just like I did and they look fine. So, some time in the future, there will be a knee-high pair for me too. Not soon though, I'm a little socked out at the moment. This pair was finished just a few days ago, using my very own simple pattern. It's just a yo,k2tog spaced every eight stitches, and every fourth round it moves one over, creating this simple but lovely spiral pattern. I call them my Mata Hari socks, don't ask why. Maybe it's the delicious red, and the yo's are like little bullet holes. Yes, I have an overactive imagination. My camera savvy BF also figured out a way to photograph the red in its true color (the above photo isn't) I didn't realize you could change film speed on our little digital camera, but you can, he changed the speed to 400, resulting in very true red pictures. The color is right on, on both my iBook and the work PC.They are knit top-down as I wanted to get better at picking up stitches without holes. These are my best top-down pair so far. But I think I prefer toe-up with short-rows for wearing comfort.Koigu, and I just lost the band with all the info. They softened up nicely after a bath.

Loving the red socks, would love pattern. and if you could email me the chart for the other pair, seeing as though the link won't open. I would greatly appreciate it. I am just loving all of your socks that you seem to be able to just whip out. MUST TRY HARDER....

you are a knitting machine! no, wait that sounds funny. I mean a knitting, er, goddess? er... inspiration? well, you know.

I love the socks!

I get all proud of myself for completing straight forward no nonsense socks and then I see all these fantastic lace socks and I have to go back to my little hideyhole and console myself with other projects...

I will, one day soon, attempt one of your lace sock patterns. It may take me a year to complete, but i will do it. You have inspired me.

Another pair of your socks I want to knit! Gorgeous. I have been doing a lot of thinking about what sort of sock pattern I will enjoy more than the one that I am doing at the moment and I think this would be exactly the right sort of thing. So much knitting to do and so little time :-).

Have you tried "Snag-It"? It's an awesome screen capture software and there's a free trial version. Google it and see if you like it. You can then capture (as a .jpg) and post a bigger picture of your chart, (I would think).

Hey - I just wanted to let you know I'm working on my own pair of "Mata Hari" socks and thanks for the "pattern", such as it is. Mine are turning out very nicely and I have you to thank! So thanks! Also, thank you for the link to the Red Sweater project in your recent post. I know what I'll be knitting today...

They look great in person & in the photo - did I read right, you have an iBook? Yet another Apple person to help me with my computer transfer woes. I just know I'm going to love my new computer when I figure it out.

I also wanted to congratulate you on your Mata Hari Socks. They look wonderful! Also I´d like to leave a big "thank you" for telling the pattern. It inspired me to create some Mata Haris of my own, albeit mine have a smaller patter.

Perhaps I'm a little dense, but are you doing one yarn over row and then three knit rows and then starting the next yarn over row knitting one more stitch at the beginning than you did the previous yarn over row? (Does that make sense?)

I just saw these on Grumperina's knit blog, and I knew I had to make them! They look so awesome! I would be very grateful if you could e-mail the pattern for the Mata Hari socks when you have the time. :)

I too adore these socks. Am knitting with Koigu right now and have some more in my stash. These socks would be perfect. May I too have the pattern -- I knit using magic loop (it's easier since I am left handed) Many thanks and Merry Christmas. Mary Ann (knittingleftie@aol.com)

Hi i just love youre blogg and like everyone here i just love these socks ,but im a new knitter so everything i knitt i need to have it written down for me ,so i would love the pattern for these socks if you would be so king jb.halldorsson@gmail.com